Apple IPhone 6 vs. Apple IPhone 6 plus

Apple finally announced iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest innovation in Apple history. The two brand new models feature the spectacular 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays, and packed with innovative technologies in noticeably thin and seamless design. The new iPhones features a precision unibody area of anodized aluminum that conforms flawlessly to the glass display that results in an entirely smooth and continuous surface. IPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are engineered to deliver a bigger design display that is still comfortable for usage.

Design
The iPhone 6 comes in a curved aluminum and is 6.9 mm thick which is said to be seamless wrapping the whole thing together. The IPhone 6 plus comes is similar curved aluminum, and is silver 7.1mm thick. These features make both devices the thinnest IPhones so far. The Apple iPhone 6 measures 138.1 x 67 x 6.9mm, the iPhone 6 plus is 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1mm. The iPhone 6 will come in gold, silver and space grey colors.

Display

The big difference between these two IPhones is the screen size. The iPhone 6 features a 4.7-inch display with a 1334 x 750 pixel resolution. Apple claims this as Retina HD, with a slight bump in the pixel count taking this display fractionally higher than 720p.
The iPhone 6 Plus comes in full HD with a more conventional 1920 x 1080 pixels, on its 5.5-inch display. The iPhone 6 Plus is not only huge, it’s going to be a sharper display.
Processing power
The iPhones are powered by the A8 processor and there’s a M8 co-processor dedicated to motion. The new A8 chip is claimed to offer 50 per cent faster graphics, 25 per cent faster processing power, as well as being 50 per cent more battery life. It also includes an image signal processor to support the new camera. There is not much difference in performance in iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus.

Battery life

A huge IPhone means a bigger battery life. Apple claims that the iPhone 6 Plus will give you 30 hours extra of music playback i.e. in total 80 hours of music playback, compared to the iPhone 6’s 50 hours. The IPhone 6 plus claims 24 hours of 3G talk time, the IPhone 6 offers 14 hours, but the actual capacity has not yet been revealed.

Cameras

Apple isn’t messing around with the camera specs of both devices. The new iSight camera is 8-megapixels, has f/2.2 and 1.5 micrometer pixels. The new camera focuses better with low light performance than previous iPhones. The video capturing capability is improved.
The iPhone 6 offers digital image stabilization, whilst the iPhone 6 Plus offers optical image stabilization, so the IPhone 6 plus has the edge when moving, or talking longer exposures, especially in low light. For selfie lovers, both devices have the 1.2-megapixel Face Time HD camera, with f/2.2 aperture.

Software

Both IPhones comes in iOS 8, host of new updates, including new keyboard options, plenty of additions to notifications, a new Health app, and much more.

Prices

The Apple iPhone 6 prices are expected to be market competitive. The Apple iPhone 6 plus price in UAE is of major concern here.